Michael -- thanks.. this was the missing link! So this goes into the
searchable archives here is a step by step process on how to create your
own boundary files
References: $GEMPAK/source/programs/util/vgftobnd/README.maptobnd (steps 4
through 7) and the header of $GEMTBL/config/clo.tbl
1. In NMAP2 create and save a vgf file containing a boundary (contour)
which needs to be closed and grouped with text in the format of
boundary_name | <tagid>tag. Example text could be
MYAREANAME|<NAME>mysubarea
2. Type vgftobnd test.vgf > test_bnd.tbl (assuming your vgf file name was
test.vgf)
3. Type createbinfo test_bnd.tbl > test_bnd.tbl.info (these file names
can be anything but will need to end in .tbl and .info)
4. Copy the .tbl and .info files to $GEMTBL/bounds
5. Edit $GEMTBL/config/clo.tbl and add your .info file into the list. Read
the comments at the beginning of the file for details of what to enter.
Pete
From: Michael James <mjames@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: gembud@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: 02/22/2011 05:37 PM
Subject: Re: [gembud] BND question
Sent by: gembud-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
See $GEMTBL/config/clo.tbl
! CLO.TBL
!
! This table specifies the alias name for GEMPAK station table and
boundary
! info files used by the NMAP seek and locator functions. Alias names
defined
! in this table are referenced in the table "$GEMTBL/nmap/locator.tbl".
! Note that both types of data sets can be used by the locator function,
! whereas the seek function can only access the station table data sets.
!
! The first column of this table, (ALIAS), specifies the alias name used
! by the table "locator.tbl".
!
! The second column of this table, (FILE TYPE), specifies whether the
! data set is a GEMPAK station table (0) or boundary info file (1).
! Note that boundary info files only contain information about the actual
! boundary files such as boundary names and pointers into the boundary
files.
!
! The third column of this table, (TABLE NAME) is the actual file name
! for the station table or boundary file. Avaliable station tables are
! located in the directory "$GEMTBL/stns". Available boundary info files
are
! located in the directory "$GEMTBL/bounds".
Michael James
Unidata
On 02/22/2011 03:33 PM, pmanousos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
How does one tell per available file in $GEMTBL/boundary which
corresponding "name" to use in gpmap's "BND" parameter??
The required entry for BND seems independent of the corresponding file
name or any tag in the .info files.
Examples: BND=state_bnds for $GEMTBL/statebnds.tbl but BND=lakes for
$GEMTBL/lakesbnds.tbl (notice you need an "_bnds" in BND when plotting
states, but no so for lakes).
Where is this defined?
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